I disagree. Integrated screens are 100% the way to go if you're doing it professionally, IMO. It's more time consuming than it appears on the surface. Delivering a quality product takes time and effort on the back end.
Are they of better quality? It looks like with the built-in screen they are still quite a bit more than the cost of the standard controller + tablet, so I was wondering if there are other differences.
So far in my experience, yes, and they are brighter, too, which can be a big deal in bright sun. You also don't risk dropping your phone, having a connection go bad, etc.
I meant to say that drone flying can be time consuming. Driving to the site setting up, making sure you aren't flying over non-participants, etc. I'm personally convinced most commercial drone operators are breaking a rule or two almost every flight. Mind you, some of those rules probably need some re-evaluation.
Absolutely. It's all about proper planning beforehand, performing during, and delivering after. I have also run into more careless pilots (and companies) than I'd like to admit.
I've had too many important overheat or glitch situations on iPhones and iPads. Never so far with the CrystalSky. One or two job problems will make the tablet worth it's weight in cash, especially in West Texas.
Fair enough!
My company is involved in these now. In general terms, seems to be very viable. We insure many operators with 2 to 5 drones and they seem to do well. I know of a retiring 777 pilot who started his drone biz on the side and it takes him all over the world now. Not sure how saturated the market is at the moment, but it seems like one could specialize in oil pipe inspection/superstructure inspection, Something other than urban real state(not that it’s bad, just saturated, in general)one could get ahead of the game.